diff --git a/dix/ptrveloc.c b/dix/ptrveloc.c
index 200cd48c2..5166288e8 100644
--- a/dix/ptrveloc.c
+++ b/dix/ptrveloc.c
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ DeletePredictableAccelerationProperties(DeviceIntPtr,
 /* some int which is not a profile number */
 #define PROFILE_UNINITIALIZE (-100)
 
+static int SetAccelerationProfile(DeviceVelocityPtr vel, int profile_num);
+
 /**
  * Init DeviceVelocity struct so it should match the average case
  */
@@ -1012,8 +1014,7 @@ GetAccelerationProfile(DeviceVelocityPtr vel, int profile_num)
  *
  * returns FALSE if profile number is unavailable, TRUE otherwise.
  */
-int
-SetAccelerationProfile(DeviceVelocityPtr vel, int profile_num)
+static int SetAccelerationProfile(DeviceVelocityPtr vel, int profile_num)
 {
     PointerAccelerationProfileFunc profile;
 
diff --git a/include/ptrveloc.h b/include/ptrveloc.h
index 9ff2dfa06..6a22581b1 100644
--- a/include/ptrveloc.h
+++ b/include/ptrveloc.h
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ typedef struct _DeviceVelocityRec {
     } statistics;
 } DeviceVelocityRec, *DeviceVelocityPtr;
 
-extern _X_EXPORT int
-SetAccelerationProfile(DeviceVelocityPtr vel, int profile_num);
-
 extern _X_EXPORT DeviceVelocityPtr
 GetDevicePredictableAccelData(DeviceIntPtr dev);